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Thu
01
May
Thursday, May 1, 2025 until Sunday, June 22, 2025
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Presenting
an overview of Black history in New York from the colonial New Netherland
period to the American Revolution, the exhibit covers topics such as slavery,
the slave trade, resistance, self-emancipation, and military service, with a
focus on the Philipse Manor, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley.
Exhibition free with general museum admission.
Registration: Not required
Thu
19
Jun
Thursday, June 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Presenting an overview of Black history in New York from the colonial New Netherland period to the American Revolution, the exhibit covers topics such as slavery, the slave trade, resistance, self-emancipation, and military service, with a focus on the Philipse Manor, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley. Exhibition free with general museum admission.
Registration: Not required
Thu
19
Jun
Thursday, June 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site will be OPEN on Juneteenth, regular hours. Stop by to learn about the history of slavery and abolition in New York State.
Registration: Not required
Fri
20
Jun
Friday, June 20, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Presenting an overview of Black history in New York from the colonial New Netherland period to the American Revolution, the exhibit covers topics such as slavery, the slave trade, resistance, self-emancipation, and military service, with a focus on the Philipse Manor, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley. Exhibition free with general museum admission.
Registration: Not required
Sat
21
Jun
Saturday, June 21, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Presenting an overview of Black history in New York from the colonial New Netherland period to the American Revolution, the exhibit covers topics such as slavery, the slave trade, resistance, self-emancipation, and military service, with a focus on the Philipse Manor, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley. Exhibition free with general museum admission.
Registration: Not required
Sat
21
Jun
Saturday, June 21, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
(914) 965-4027
In honor of Juneteenth, explore 400 years of African and African-descended people in downtown Yonkers. This 2.5 mile urban hike will visit historic churches, the waterfront's Enslaved African Rain Garden, and the sites of early Black landowners in Yonkers, and discuss Yonkers connections to the American Revolution, Underground Railroad, Civil War, Civil Rights movement, and more. To register, email philipsemanorhall@parks.ny.gov or call 914-965-4027.
Registration: Required
Sun
22
Jun
Sunday, June 22, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Presenting an overview of Black history in New York from the colonial New Netherland period to the American Revolution, the exhibit covers topics such as slavery, the slave trade, resistance, self-emancipation, and military service, with a focus on the Philipse Manor, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley. Exhibition free with general museum admission.
Registration: Not required
Sun
22
Jun
Sunday, June 22, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this Sunday morning Hatha yoga series at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site! The beautiful sunlit Gothic Chamber is the perfect place for a morning yoga class. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sat
28
Jun
Saturday, June 28, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this special outdoor living history family day. Interact with the women of revolutionary Westchester, from those doing ordinary tasks like spinning, weaving and cooking, to camp followers caring for the troops with herbal medicines, to women who joined the military in disguise. In the outdoor tent experience the performances of Peggy Shippen who was married to traitor Benedict Arnold, wealthy loyalist Mary Philipse, an enslaved and then manumitted woman named Liss, and Phoebe Ward who was a mother caught between two armies. History At Play's award-winning performance, A Revolution of her Own! explores the life of Continental soldier Deborah Sampson. Learn more from area cultural and heritage organizations highlighting the histories of diverse women with connections to revolutionary Westchester County. Enjoy live period music, dancing, 18th century hands-on crafting and demonstrations, period games, and more as you mingle and converse with the costumed performers. In partnership with Revolutionary Westchester 250 and Westchester County. Learn more at https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/women-of-revolutionary-westchester.
Registration: Required
Sun
29
Jun
Sunday, June 29, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this Sunday morning Hatha yoga series at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site! The beautiful sunlit Gothic Chamber is the perfect place for a morning yoga class. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Wed
02
Jul
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Play with the past with our weekday summer games series! Enjoy indoor & outdoor colonial-era games like hoop & stick, graces, battledore & shuttlecock, shut the box, mancala, Jacob's ladder, and more! Free and open to everyone. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No
Registration: Not required
Sat
05
Jul
Saturday, July 5, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this special 2.5 mile urban hike of downtown Yonkers focused on the Revolutionary War! Did you know that George Washington and the Continental Army spent time in Yonkers during the American Revolution? And that British Army General Sir Henry Clinton once used Philipse Manor Hall as his headquarters? Explore the troop movements, skirmishes, and people of the American Revolution in Yonkers on this special themed walking tour of the Albany Post Road and the Yonkers waterfront. Tour will include stops at the Enslaved Africans Rain Garden, St. John's Episcopal Church, and Philipse Manor Hall. $6 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, tickets include museum admission. For more information visit https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/revolutionary-yonkers-walking-tour-07-05-2025.
Registration: Required
Wed
16
Jul
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Play with the past with our weekday summer games series! Enjoy indoor & outdoor colonial-era games like hoop & stick, graces, battledore & shuttlecock, shut the box, mancala, Jacob's ladder, and more! Free and open to everyone. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required.
Registration: Not required
Sat
26
Jul
Saturday, July 26, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
(914) 965-4027
Why was Philipse Manor Hall built where it was? Why did the Munsee have a village in downtown Yonkers for thousands of years? How did the Yonkers waterfront change over time? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you explore the daylighted Saw Mill River and Yonkers' Hudson River waterfront. $6 for adults, $3 for seniors and students. Tickets include museum admission. To register, email philipsemanorhall@parks.ny.gov or call 914-965-4027.
Registration: Required